EMEA Sourcing Director

OUR STORY

Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price. 

OUR VALUES

Customer First. Customer satisfaction is our highest priority.

High Quality. True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards that everyone can feel good about.

Essential design. We don’t chase trends, and we don’t sell everything.  We’re expert curators that find the very best and bring it to you at the lowest prices.

Always a better deal. Through innovation and real price transparency we want to offer the best deal to both our customers and our factory partners.  

Environmentally and Socially conscious.  We’re committed to sustainable materials and sustainable production methods. That means a cleaner environment and fair wages for factory workers.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS 

Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team that has extensive experience in retail, technology and building early stage companies. You’ll work with a team of world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Google, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike etc.

OUR STORY

Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.

OUR VALUES

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD NICE THINGS. Quality shouldn’t be a luxury. We’re proud of our mission to bring the world’s highest quality goods to people at affordable prices.

QUALITY IS MORE THAN MATERIALS. True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards.

WE FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIALS. From the perfect crewneck sweater to hotel quality sheets, we're all about high quality essentials that bring enjoyment to daily life.

WE’RE INNOVATING TO MAKE UNREAL PRICES A REALITY. Our uniquely developed factory-direct model lets us offer exceptionally high quality goods for much lower prices than our competitors.

ALWAYS A BETTER DEAL. We believe in real price transparency, for both our customers and factory partners. This way, everyone gets a better deal.

FAIR FACTORIES. We are committed to working with factories that meet the global standards for workplace safety and wage fairness.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS

Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team that has extensive experience in retail, technology and building early stage companies. You’ll work with a team of world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Wish.com, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike etc.

At Quince, we believe that our Manufacturing Partners are critical members of the Quince team and we take a partnership approach that involves:

• Scouting - Identifying and building relationships with high-quality partners that want to run Quince's innovative model;
• Drafting - Helping with potential partners understand Quince's model and ensuring that the supply chain economics support radical pricing for our consumers while maintaining Quince's expectations on Quality and Ethics;
• Training Camp - Training our partners in the Quince offense, setting mutual goals and readying them to run the Quince offense;
• Game Day - Executing the Manufacturer to Consumer (M2C) Quince model of rapid replenishment to ensure availability of high-quality products to consumers while managing inventory and cash flows;
• Post-Season - Reviewing performance with our partners and continuing to improve on the M2C model.
• The person in this role will be an innovator at heart leveraging the attributes below to build and run our offense:

• Strong and Structured Problem Solver
• Data driven decision maker
• Deep understanding of supply chain economics, especially in various apparel section of categories of focus (Hard home)
• Able to leverage technology to build and scale the offense
• Quick and independent learner
• Strong Communicator
• Collaborative

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND YEAR 1 PERFORMANCE DELIVERABLES

• Develop and execute category supply chain strategy, including multi-sourcing for the apparel/ home category.
• Onboard partners onto the Quince model and coach them to operate in a rapid replenishment, M2C environment;
• Coach partners on Quince OS - Operational (Rapid LT, consumer-oriented), Financial Model (high ROIC) and Technical (Vendor Portal)
• Catalog Expansion: In conjunction with Merchants and PD, launch NPC-approved new styles and colors
• Drive Operational Excellence: High Quality (<0.5% defect), Fast and accurate (Replenishment Lead Time < 14 days), Available (>99% in-stock) and Margin Accretive performance
• Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews with management of each partner - Strategy, Business Highlights, Performance, Areas for improvement.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• 15+ years of Strategic Sourcing or Procurement, or Supplier Management experience operating with major US-based retailers.
• Deep set of partner factory connections within Apparel/Home category across the EMEA region (primarily Turkey, but also Egypt, Morocco, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland, etc)
• Product obsessed with experience in leveraging factories/vendor expertise to design, cost engineer, and bring products to market. With a thorough Knowledge of Key Material localised in the region
• GM mindset with a supply chain background and manufacturing (lean/ JIT) experience
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and analytical with focus on execution, problem- solving, improving processes and brand enhancement.
• Continuous learner and highly curious; always open to considering new perspectives; proactive when changing course and facing added challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred.

Quince seeks to build high-performing teams of people from various experiences and backgrounds who can collectively push our company into new realms. We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race,ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.